philosophia nātūrālis (natural
philosophy): the general term used for the study of chemistry, botany and
physics until the 19th century when the sciences were reclassified and
became separate subjects such as the three studied at school:
biologia, -ae [1/f]: (New Latin) biology
chēmia, -ae [1/f] or chīmia, -ae [1/f]: (New Latin) chemistry,
a shortened form of Mediaeval Latin alchēmia and alchīmia:
ialchemy, the turning of base metals into gold; the word was borrowed from
Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء
[al-kīmiyāʔ]: chemistry and Anc. Gk. χῠμείᾱ [khumeíā]: alchemy; also: ars
chēmica
physica, -ae [1/f]: (New Latin) physics
scientiae, -ārum [1/f/pl]: the Sciences
anatomia, -ae [1/f]: anatomy
astronomia, -ae [1/f]: astronomy; both astronomia and astrologia
were first used to refer to the study of the stars, the latter subsequently
adopting the meaning that we use now i.e. the study of the supposed influence
the stars have on our lives
chīrūrgia, -ae [1/f]: surgery
herbāria, -ae [1/f]: botany; also: ars herbāria
medicīna, -ae [1/f]: medicine
scientia, -ae [1/f] māchinālis: engineering
zōologia, -ae [1/f]: (New Latin) zoology
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